#439 – Craig Jones: Jiu Jitsu, $2 Million Prize, CJI, ADCC, Ukraine & Trolling
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4.7 • 13K Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2024
⏱️ 141 minutes
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OUTLINE:
(00:00) - Introduction
(12:20) - $1 million in cash
(14:24) - Kazakhstan
(16:49) - Ukraine
(48:58) - Bali
(56:18) - CJI
(1:07:20) - Gabi Garcia
(1:10:14) - The Alley
(1:25:24) - Gordon Ryan and Nicholas Meregali
(1:32:18) - Trolling
(1:35:06) - ADCC
(1:45:19) - Training camp
(1:57:01) - Breaking legs
(1:57:44) - Advice for beginners
(2:04:23) - Volk
(2:13:26) - Future of jiu jitsu
(2:16:32) - Steroids
(2:20:01) - Hope
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| 0:00.0 | The following is a conversation with Craig Jones, |
| 0:03.1 | martial artist, world traveler, |
| 0:05.4 | and one of the funniest people in the sport of submission grappling. |
| 0:09.2 | While he does make fun of himself a lot, |
| 0:11.4 | he is, legitimately, one of the greatest admission grapplers in the world. |
| 0:16.4 | And underneath the veil of non-stop, sexualized Aussie humor and incessant online trolling he is truly a kind-hearted human |
| 0:25.8 | being who's trying to do good in the world. Sometimes he does so through a bit of |
| 0:31.8 | controversy and chaos like with a new CJI tournament that has |
| 0:37.0 | over two million dollars in prize money and it's coming up this Friday and Saturday. |
| 0:44.0 | Yes, the same weekend as the prestigious ADCC tournament. |
| 0:48.0 | The goal of CGI tournament is to grow the sport. |
| 0:52.0 | So you'll be able to watch it for free online, live on |
| 0:55.9 | YouTube and other places. All ticket profits go to charity, mainly to cancer |
| 1:01.9 | research. So I encourage you to support the mission of this tournament by buying |
| 1:06.7 | tickets and going to see the event in person. Craig gave me a special link that gives you a 50% discount on the tickets. |
| 1:14.4 | Go to Lex Friedman.com slash CJI and it should forward you to the right place. |
| 1:19.6 | They're trying to sell the last few tickets now. |
| 1:22.1 | It's a good cause, go buy some. |
| 1:24.0 | And also let me say, as a fan of the sport, I highly encourage you to watch both |
| 1:29.1 | CJI and ADCC and to celebrate athletes competing in both. |
| 1:33.8 | From CJI with Nicky Ryan, Nicky Rod, |
| 1:36.9 | Rolle Brothers, Fion Davis, Mackenzie Dern, and more. |
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